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| 4K027 | COATING WITH MOLTEN METAL | |
| C23C2/00 -2/40 | ||
| C23C2/00-2/40 | AA | AA00 PLATED BASE MATERIAL, I.E. A MATERIAL BEING PLATED |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA05 | AA06 | AA07 | AA08 | |||
| . characterised by the form of plated base materials | . . Materials of unlimited length | . . Materials of fixed length | . . Strip or sheet materials | . . Wire or rod materials | . . Tubular materials | . . Materials of nonstandard shapes or forms | ||||||
| AA12 | AA15 | |||||||||||
| . . Small and loose articles | . . Other specified articles | |||||||||||
| AA21 | AA22 | AA23 | AA25 | |||||||||
| . characterised by the materials or compositions of plated base materials | . . of steel | . . . Specified compositions | . . of non-ferrous types | |||||||||
| AB | AB00 PLATING BATH OR PLATED COATING |
AB01 | AB02 | AB03 | AB04 | AB05 | AB06 | AB07 | AB08 | AB09 | ||
| . Properties of plated coatings | . . Processability | . . Properties relating to chemical conversion treatment | . . Oxidation resistance | . . Corrosion resistance | . . Weather resistance | . . Powdering resistance or coating adhesion | . . Heat resistance | . . Application properties or coating film adhesion | ||||
| AB12 | AB13 | AB14 | AB15 | |||||||||
| . . Solderability | . . Weldability | . . Smoothness or glossiness | . . Decorativeness | |||||||||
| AB21 | AB22 | AB24 | AB26 | AB28 | ||||||||
| . characterised by the form of plated coatings | . . one-sided or partial | . . Variable thickness or uneven coatings of the surfaces on both sides | . . multilayered not related to alloying treatments | . . alloyed | ||||||||
| AB32 | AB33 | AB34 | AB35 | AB36 | AB37 | AB38 | ||||||
| . . Specific phases | . . . Alpha phase | . . . Beta phase | . . . Eta phase | . . . Zeta phase | . . . Delta-1 phase | . . . Gamma phase | ||||||
| AB41 | AB42 | AB43 | AB44 | AB46 | AB47 | AB48 | AB50 | |||||
| . Material compositions of plating baths or plated coatings | . . Zinc | . . Zinc alloys | . . . containing Al | . . Tin or tin alloys excluding solder | . . Lead or lead alloys excluding solder | . . Al or Al alloys | . . Solder | |||||
| AC | AC00 FORMATION OF PLATED COATING |
AC01 | AC02 | AC03 | AC04 | AC06 | AC07 | AC08 | ||||
| . Pretreatment of base materials | . . Cleaning or activation | . . Application of flux to base material surfaces | . . . for plating with Al or Al alloys | . . Application of plating inhibitors | . . . Plating inhibitors | . . . . Soot or carbon agents | ||||||
| AC12 | AC13 | AC15 | AC18 | |||||||||
| . . by heating or cooling | . . . Preheating or drying | . . Other chemical pretreatments | . . Other physical pretreatments | |||||||||
| AC21 | AC22 | AC23 | AC26 | AC27 | AC29 | |||||||
| . Contact of base material surfaces with plating baths | . . above the average height of bath surfaces in bath tanks | . . . by pumping raising or jetting | . . . by forming meniscuses | . . . . using coating rolls | . . . by suctioning interfaces | |||||||
| AC32 | AC33 | AC36 | AC38 | |||||||||
| . . below the bath surfaces | . . . Elongated base materials penetrating the walls or bottoms of bath tanks | . . Elongated base materials penetrating the projecting sections of bath tanks | . . by bath underflow | |||||||||
| AC42 | AC43 | AC47 | ||||||||||
| . . Masking of non-plated surfaces by mechanical means | . . . by overlapping base materials with one another | . . by badge systems | ||||||||||
| AC51 | AC52 | AC54 | AC55 | AC56 | AC57 | AC59 | ||||||
| . Methods of controlling bath deposition amount | . . using compressed fluids | . . by controlling meniscuses | . . applying mechanical means | . . . of rolls | . . . of brushes or pads | . . applying magnetic or electric fields | ||||||
| AC61 | AC62 | AC64 | AC66 | |||||||||
| . Treatments before coatings become solid excluding control of bath deposition amount | . . Control of spangles | . . Positive cooling of coatings | . . using powders or fluids | |||||||||
| AC71 | AC72 | AC73 | AC74 | AC76 | AC78 | AC80 | ||||||
| . Treatments after coatings become solid | . . with heating or cooling | . . . Alloying | . . . . Partial alloying | . . . Reflow | . . Removal or grinding of plated coatings | . . Removal of plating inhibitors | ||||||
| AC82 | AC86 | AC87 | ||||||||||
| . . Other chemical treatments | . . Other physical treatments | . . . Rolling stretching or straightening | ||||||||||
| AD | AD00 EQUIPMENT OR APPARATUS |
AD01 | AD02 | AD04 | AD05 | AD06 | AD08 | AD09 | AD10 | |||
| . Line layouts | . . of switching type between different operations | . Plating bath tanks | . . consisting of multiple independent tanks | . . with one tank floating on the bath in another tank | . . Other accessories for tanks | . . . Covers | . . . . Snouts | |||||
| AD11 | AD12 | AD13 | AD15 | AD16 | AD17 | AD18 | AD19 | AD20 | ||||
| . transferring base materials using supports | . . Baskets | . . Jigs | . Rolls | . . Arrangement of supports thereof | . . . for rolls in baths or in contact with baths | . Die- or ring-like members | . . Arrangement of supports thereof | . . . for dies or the like in baths or in contact with baths | ||||
| AD21 | AD22 | AD23 | AD24 | AD25 | AD26 | AD27 | AD28 | AD29 | ||||
| . Nozzles | . . Arrangement of supports thereof | . . Fluid-supply systems for nozzles | . Pads or brushes | . Heating devices | . Cooling devices | . . of spraying or atomising type | . Apparatus for mechanical processing | . with effects of magnetic or electric fields | ||||
| AE | AE00 DETAIL OF CONTROL, MANAGEMENT, DETECTION OR MEASUREMENT |
AE01 | AE02 | AE03 | AE04 | AE05 | AE06 | AE08 | AE09 | |||
| . for plating baths plating tanks or the like | . . Temperature | . . Bath composition | . . . Prevention removal or treatment of dross | . . Viscosity or flow properties of baths | . . Height of bath surfaces pressure of baths or supply of base metals | . . Agitation or circulation of baths | . . Application of vibrations to baths or tanks | |||||
| AE11 | AE12 | AE13 | AE14 | AE15 | AE16 | AE17 | AE18 | AE19 | ||||
| . for base materials plated or to be plated | . . Temperature | . . Tension | . . Running path positions of elongated materials | . . . Vertical displacement of running strips | . . . Horizontal displacement of running strips | . . Horizontal flatness or curving of running strips | . . Running speed or processing time | . . Application of vibrations to base materials plated or to be plated | ||||
| AE21 | AE22 | AE23 | AE24 | AE25 | AE27 | |||||||
| . for plated coatings | . . Temperature | . . Thickness or deposition amount of coatings | . . . Uniform distribution in thickness | . . . Unevenness or spangling of coated surfaces | . . Rate of alloying | |||||||
| AE31 | AE32 | AE33 | AE34 | AE35 | AE36 | AE37 | ||||||
| . for atmospheres | . . Temperature | . . Composition or kinds | . . . Humidity | . . Pressure | . . . Sealing | . . Circulation agitation supply or discharge |